CLEVELAND, Ohio – When David Griffin saw Andrew Wiggins' jacket – a back number imprinted with the outline of white flowers – he did a double-take.

"I almost changed my mind when I saw it," Griffin said on ESPN's broadcast.

He didn't, and the Cavaliers selected Wiggins No. 1 in the NBA draft. The 19-year-old Kansas product became the second Canadian selected first overall in the draft one year after Cleveland chose Anthony Bennett.

The Cavaliers also selected Virginia guard Joe Harris with the 33rd pick, and according to the Charlotte Observer, have acquired 6-11 Stanford forward Dwight Powell and Brendan Haywood. The Associated Press reported the Cavaliers are sending Alonzo Gee to Charlotte in the deal.

The Cavaliers could not comment on the trade because it has not yet been approved by the league.

Griffin said Wiggins' had one skill that stood out more than any other.

"We really believe in this point that his defense is a skill set," Griffin said, citing his fast-twitch muscles. "That's something that really spoke to me about Andrew. All of our scouts felt that he had the most upside."

Even so, Griffin said that there was "spirited discussion" about trading the No. 1 pick, which led to the Cavaliers using the full five minutes allotted to turn in the choice for the pick.

Griffin said the final decision came down to Wiggins and Parker, but that the decision to draft Wiggins was reached early in the afternoon Thursday. Still, he continued to listen to trade offers.

"We are thrilled to death to have Andrew, and there's no part of us that didn't want Andrew," Griffin said. "But I'm not doing my job if I don't listen."

Wiggins, a 6-foot-8 swingman, is a player that Griffin envisions ultimately settling into a shooting guard position.

"If Andrew finds greatness in this league, it's going to be as a very big two-guard," Griffin said.

Though his athleticism and skill were apparent in his one season with Kansas, Wiggins' lack of killer instinct worried many draft experts. Griffin acknowledged that was a Cavaliers' concern, as well.

"When you've got that level of athleticism, you need to make your presence felt more often than he understood how to," Griffin said. "That was something we did have issues with, for sure. We talked very openly and candidly with him about that. Andrew understands there's another level to his game that we're expecting him to find, and he really, really wants to achieve it. He knows he's got more in the tank."

Harris is a sharp-shooting guard who ranked second all-time at Virginia with 263 3-pointers made. Griffin compared him to Cavaliers' guard Matthew Dellavedova.

"An overachieving, gritty kid who's going to leave everything he has on the court," Griffin said.

Powell averaged 14.0 points and 6.9 rebounds in his senior season with Stanford. He also is a native of Toronto, bringing the Cavaliers' Canadian count to four.

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